India vs World: Sugar cane — Burning crop residues

India
3.47 million t
in 2050
World
17.37 million t
in 2050
India rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues over time

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How they compare

World currently reports 17.37 million t against 3.47 million t in India, a difference of 13.89 million t.

That makes World's figure about 5.0 times India's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 103 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India World Difference Ahead
1960s 1.57 million t 6.24 million t 4.68 million t World
1970s 1.80 million t 7.89 million t 6.09 million t World
1980s 1.98 million t 10.01 million t 8.03 million t World
1990s 2.48 million t 11.95 million t 9.47 million t World
2000s 2.85 million t 13.63 million t 10.77 million t World
2010s 3.15 million t 16.96 million t 13.81 million t World
2020s 3.33 million t 17.08 million t 13.75 million t World
2030s 3.16 million t 16.38 million t 13.22 million t World
2050s 3.47 million t 17.37 million t 13.89 million t World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar cane — burning crop residues, India or World?
World, at 17.37 million t against 3.47 million t in India as of 2050.
What is the difference in sugar cane — burning crop residues between India and World?
13.89 million t, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and World?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do India and World rank globally for sugar cane — burning crop residues?
India ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
146 places, 8,867 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).